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EC number: 201-969-4 | CAS number: 90-15-3
Melting point / freezing point
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- other: literature
- Remarks:
- handbook
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- method information lacking
- Type of method:
- other: method information lacking
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- >= 94 - <= 96
- Remarks on result:
- other: range of handbook values
- Conclusions:
- Weight of evidence from six peer reviewed handbooks give a melting point of 94-96 oC
- Executive summary:
Weight of evidence from six peer reviewed handbooks give a melting point of 94-96 oC
Reference
| melting point (oC) | Reference |
| 94 -96 | J. Buckingham, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, 5th edn, New York, Chapman and Hall, 1982 |
| 94 | I. Heilbron, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, 4th edn, New York, Oxford Unifiversity Press, 1965, p 2378 |
| 94 -96 | P.H. Howard and W.M. Meylan, in Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Materials, Lewis Publishers, 1997. |
| 95 | Lide, DR (ed.) (1999-2000) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 80th edition. CRC Press, New York. P3-221, No. 8017. |
| 95 | O'Neil M.J., (2001) The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals, 13th ed., p 1144, Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station NJ |
| 96 | Budavari, S. (ed) (1989) The Merck Index - Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. Rahway, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc. p. 1010 |
Description of key information
Weight of evidence of a number of peer reviewed handbooks gives a mp of 94 -96 oC, 95 oC average, supported by many literature values
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Melting / freezing point at 101 325 Pa:
- 95 °C
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